Rail fastener



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E. M. MCVICKER RAIL FASTENER Filed May 22. 1922 ATTORNEY. I

Patented July 3, 1923;

UNITED. STATES ATENT *oFFicE- f EMERY M. MOVICKER, or MILWAUKEE,WISCONSIR'ASSIGNOR'TO J'. r. ncvroxnn, or MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin. I

. Barr. FASTENER.

Application filed May 22, 1922. Serial No. 562,599. v

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EMERY M. MoVIoKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and,

State of Wisconsin, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement inRail Fasteners, of which the following is a full, clear,

concise, and exact description, reference be ing had to the.accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to rail fasteners and, particularly, to that typeinvolving the use of tie plates. 1

One object of the present invention isthe provision of an improvedfastener for' securely retaining the rail against creeping as well astransverse play.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear. v t

Two embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, inwhichzi Figure l is a plan view of a tie plate and railfastener constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 22 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 isaside elevation, partly in section, of. the parts showninFigurel.

Figure lis a perspective view of a rail clip employed with the tie plateof Figures 1, 2 and 3.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of a tie plate and rail fastener ofsomewhat different form embodying novel features of the presentinvention.

Figure6 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 66 of Figure5.

The rail fastener of Figures 1, 2 and 3 includes a tie plate 10 shownpositioned beneath a rail 11 of standard form and resting upon a woodentie 12 of usual construction. Certain portions 13 of the edges 1 1 ofthis tie plate are bent upwardly out of the plane of the plate toprovide substantially upright shoulders 15 for sustaining the sidethrusts imposed on the rail. Other bent up portions 16 serve a similarpurpose and also serve to retain the rail clips 17 against upwarddisplacement in a manner to be hereinafter described.

Adjacent each pair of bent up portions 16 a clip receiving opening isprovided, comrisinv a relativel narrow ortion 18 ex P a V rail and anouter portion 19 spanninig t-he distance between the bases ofthe'bent-up portions 16 and extending outwardly therebeyond; The outeror rear wall 20 of each opening 19 is preferably cutaway or shaped toprovide .alpair of oppositely inclined walls 21 for cooperation with aspike'22 in I v a manner to be hereinafter described.

Each clip 17 is. substantially U-shaped having upper and lower jaws 23and 24cfor embracing an, edge of the rail base, the lower I jaw 24;being receivedin the narrow' portion 18 of an opening in the tie plate.The base portion of each clip-"is preferably thickened and shaped toprovidea pair of inclined faces 25 for engagement beneath, thei'nclinedlower surfaces 26 of a pair of bent up portions 16. The be'nt u'pjportions 16 thus constitute effect' undercut vvalls which cooperate withthe faces 25 of a clip to retain the clip against upward movements Theouter portionflt) of each opening in the tie plate is of suiiicientdepth to permit outward movement of vthe clip so that the faces 25 mayclear the bent up portions 16 and thus permit the withdrawal. of the.clip upwardly therefrom. ,V i vEach clip 17 isjretained in :rail'gripping position by any appropriate means, isuch jas a spike 22. driventhrough the? opening. 19

into the tie, and by Which the clip is forced.

inwardly into rail gripping'position. It will be noted that in thisposition, thespike is wedged between the recessed portion of the rearwall '20 of the openin rear face 27 of the rail clip.

dra ging the spike toward the clip and consequently force the clip intostill tighter contact with the rail.

19 and the I hould the rail tend to creep in either direction, the tieplate with it, one of the in lined, 3 walls 21 would be brought intoplay to force The tie plate and fastenershown in Fig- I ures 5 and 6 issimilar in many respects to that above described and is substantiallyidentical with thatshown in Figures 4,5, 6

and 7 of the drawings forming a part of my copending application, SerialNo. 507 .912,

filed October 15, 1921. It includes a tie plate 10 having an onening '19extendingbeneath the rail and having 'a pair of bentu portions 16overhanging the opening.

clip 17 is positioned in this opening and is provided with upper andlower jaws 23 and 24 embracing the edge of the rail base inabovedescribed, without departing from or. sacrificing any of'the advantagesof the invention as defined in the appended claims,

I claim: I 1. A rail fastener including a tie plate having an openingtherethroughprovided with an undercut Wall, a rail clip having a.

thickened base portion for engagement be neath said wall and a portionprojecting over an edge of the rail base, said opening being of sufiicient width beyond said wall to permit insertion and removal of saidclip through the top of said tieplate, a spike in said openingbehindsaid clip to retain said clip in rail securing position, and arecess in the rear wall of said opening for retaining said spike in clipengaging position. I

2. A rail fastener including a tie plate having anopening therethroughand a pair of upwardly inclined portions overhanging a. portionthereof,a rail clip having a thickened'base portion for engagementbeneath said inclined portions, said opening being of sufiicient widthbeyond said portions to permitinsertion and removal of said clip throughthe top of said tie plate, a spike in saidopening behind said clip toretain said clipinrail securing positlon, anda recess in the rear wallof said opening for retaining said spike in clip, engag ng PQSltlOIl.

3. A rail fastener including a tie platea recess in the rear wall ofsaid opening for retaining said spike in tion. d

4:. In a rail-fastener, the combination of a tieplate having an'openingtherethrough,

clip engaging, posi.-.

and means including a spike in said opening for securing the rail tosaid tie plate, said opening having an inclined surface cooperating withsaid spike to force said securing means more firmly against the railwhen said tie plate tends to creep. Y

5. In arail fastener, the combination of'a tie plate having anopeningtherethrough, a rail clip in saidopening, a spike in said openingfor retaining said clip'lin rail grippingposition, and inclined faces inthe rear wall of said opening for forcing said spike toward said clip bymovement of said tie plate relative thereto. 7 v

'6. In a rail fastener, the combination of a tie plate having an openinghaving under cut walls, a rail clip in said opening between said wallsand retained "thereby against climbing, a spike in said opening forretain ing said clip inrail securing position, and inclined faces in therear wall of said open ing for forcing said spike more firmly againstsaid clip by movement of said tie plate lengthwise of the rail.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 8rd day ofJanuary, 1922.

I EMERY M. MGVICKER.

